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Issue: Vol. 5613 No. 1: 26 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-26
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5613.1.6
Page range: 139-152
Abstract views: 144
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Tripylina safricana sp. nov. of the family Trischistomatidae (Nematoda: Enoplida), isolated from Weeping wattle (Peltophorum africanum) in South Africa

Department of Biochemistry; Microbiology and Biotechnology; University of Limpopo; private bag x1106; Sovenga; 0727; South Africa.
Department of Biochemistry; Microbiology and Biotechnology; University of Limpopo; private bag x1106; Sovenga; 0727; South Africa.
Department of Zoology and Entomology; University of The Free State; p.o. box 339; Bloemfontein; 9300; South Africa.
Nematoda free-living nematodes Limpopo morphology new species taxonomy

Abstract

During a research study on free-living bacterivorous nematodes carried out in South Africa, a notable population of Tripylina was discovered near the trunk of a Weeping wattle (Peltophorum africanum) in Sovenga Hills, Limpopo Province. The newly identified species, T. safricana sp. nov., is characterized by moderately short body length (500–770 µm; a = 23.1–26.6, b = 5.0–6.4, c = 17.3–24.1; c’ = 1.8–2.1, V = 57–69), solid outer labial setae (6–13 µm), a moderate sized dorsal tooth, two posteriorly positioned subventral denticles, a not cuticularized vagina, and a ventrally bent tail (25–44 µm) with a spinneret. Drawings, LM, and SEM photographs of the new species are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Shokoohi, E., Masoko, P. & Rensburg, C.V. (2025) Tripylina safricana sp. nov. of the family Trischistomatidae (Nematoda: Enoplida), isolated from Weeping wattle (Peltophorum africanum) in South Africa. Zootaxa, 5613 (1), 139–152. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5613.1.6